RELIEVERS: BAL, LA, SEA, TAM, WAS pens

This week the column is about the Orioles, Dodgers, Mariners, Rays and Nationals usage and available skill sets.

Baltimore has a bullpen that is showing some life. Jorge López (RHP, BAL) has been the closer, and it has worked OK, despite his 9% K%-BB%.  López has not allowed a home run in 21 innings to date. Others have stepped up to bridge games to López:

BAL                 Sv BS Hld  IP  xERA WHIP  K%  K-BB% HR/9 pxERA
=================   == == === ==== ==== ==== ==== ===== ==== =====
J.Lopez              5  2   0 21.0 4.02 1.14  24     9   0.0  4.30
F.Bautista           2  0   2 18.3 4.22 1.20  28    18   1.5  3.93
D.Tate               1  0   6 23.3 3.37 0.90  17    13   0.4  3.80
K.Akin (L)           0  0   1 29.3 3.13 0.82  25   ...

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